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hypercupremia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-cupremia
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormally high level of copper in the blood (above the reference range), which if it is high enough and/or persistent enough can produce copper toxicity (in any of various diseases, including Wilson's disease).

Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + cupr- + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

hypercupremic

Antonyms

normocupremia hypocupremia

Questions

What does hypercupremia mean?
An abnormally high level of copper in the blood (above the reference range), which if it is high enough and/or persistent enough can produce copper toxicity (in any of various diseases, including Wilson's disease).
Where does hypercupremia come from?
From hyper- + cupr- + -emia.

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